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Congressional Record–Appendix, pp. A34-A35 January 10, 1963 Current Communist Goals EXTENSION OF REMARKS OF HON. A. S. HERLONG, JR. OF FLORIDA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, January 10, 1963 Mr. HERLONG. Mr. Speaker, Mrs. Patricia Nordman of De Land, Fla., is an ardent and articulate opponent of communism, and until recently published the De Land Courier, which she dedicated to the purpose of alerting the public to the dangers of communism in America. At Mrs. Nordman’s request, I include…

In a Socialist country, the state owns all of the nation’s assets and its means of production. It simply confiscates everyone’s money and property and redistributes it according to Karl Marx’s utopian dream: TO TAKE FROM EACH according to his ability and TO GIVE TO EACH according to his need. I was curious to know where this phrase came from. And this is what I found. The following two paragraphs are direct quotations from Wikipedia: “From each according to his ability, to…

Socialism is a materialistic philosophy of government. And it has failed every time it’s been tried. It has caused the deaths of over a hundred million people. And the best way to understand it is through the words of the men who invented it and the Communist dictators who tried to make it work and failed. Karl Marx, Founder of Socialism and Communism: “The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property.” …